Edge-setting iron.



T. S. YORK.

EDGE SETTING IRON. APPLICATION FILED JULY 15,1914.

1,1 22,836, Patented Dec. 29, 1914.

ZbZt'ZiZ 665195. 1272621702? I UTE STATES ATEN .hf lfillt TIMOTHY S. YORK, OF I'IAVERHILL, MASSACHUSETTS.

EDGE-SETTING IRON.

Application filed July 15, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TIMOTHY S. YORK, a cit ien of the United States, residing at Haverhill, in the county of Essex and State of liilassachusetts, have invented an In1- provenient in Edge-Setting Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improvements in edge-setting irons for boots and shoes, and more particularly to edge-setting irons which are adapted to burnish the'edge of the sole and, at the same time, to indent the upper side of the extension edge of the sole, in case of a turned shoe, or the surface of the welt in case of a welted shoe.

In applying what is known as the fudge edge finish, to the extension edge of a turned shoe, it is necessary to indent the flesh side of the sole, and, in doing this work. it has been found diliicult to secure satisfactory results, on account of the fact that the indenting wheel tends to pick up the loose fibers of the leather, so that a clear and sharp series of indentations are not formed, the resulting appearance of the edge being, in consequence, much inferior to the results secured on a. grain surface.

It is desired to form a sharp bead at the upper corner of the sole, to accentuate the sharpness of the edge, but, so far as I am aware, no edge-setting device has been produced which will satisfactorily form such a bead and, at the same time, indent the edge above the bead. It is also desired so to form the indentations that they extend to the extreme edge of the corner, which result has been difficult of accomplishment with said prior devices.

The ob ects of my invention are to provide an edge-setting iron which will enable a series of sharp indentations to be formed on the flesh side of a sole, and which will cause said indentations to-extend to the en treme edge, so that they will be as sharp and distinct at the edge as at the inner portions, and, further, to provide an iron which will form a sharp head at the upper corner of the sole and, at the same time will set the edge and indent the adjacent upper surface, or beveled edge of the sole. I accomplish these objects by the means shown in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an edgesetting iron made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a side eIQVfl JiOH Qf Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2'9, 1914-.

Serial No. 851,202.

the opposite side of the iron from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. a is an end view thereof. Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The edge-setting iron illustrated is adapted to be used in that class of machines in which a vibrating holder is employed, which causes the face of the iron to move rapidly back and forth over the edge of the sole, either in straight lines, or about a center. The iron a, illustrated, is, in a general way, of similar shape to the edge-setting irons which are in general use.

According to my invention I provide the iron a with an indenting wheel. 6, which is rotatably mounted on a pin 0, set obliquely to the edge-burnishing face (Z of the iron, and is arranged in a recess 0, formed in the oblique side of the iron, so that its upper side is approximately flush therewith. The pivot c is also provided with a slightly rounded head 7', which serves as a guard to prevent the ou'terside of the wheel. from engaging the upper, and from causing injury thereto. An edge-setting face 9 is formed on the iron at the side of the wheel from which the work is moved thereto and in a plane which is approximately tangent to the wheel at the bottom of its teeth, midway between the sides of the iron, so that the teeth of the wheel project beyond the face 9, which extends in close proximity thereto, as best shown in Fig. 4. Said face 9 is of practically the same width as the width of the indenting face of the wheel, and the angle of said face 9, and said indenting face, with the sole-edge setting portion d of the iron is varied according to conditions and may be greater or less than the particular angle shown, but in all instances is sharp, so that a groove h is formed therebetween.

At the opposite side of the wheel 6, from the face g, a face 2' is also formed which extends in the same plane as the face 9, but is of a materially less width than said face, the metal being beveled away therefrom, as indicated at j, and a sharp groove being formed which is continuous with groove 7t. except that the indenting face of the wheel projects into the same therebetween.

In use, the device operates substantially as follows :-The iron is rapidly vibrated, and the face (Z is pressed against the soleedge, and, at the same time, the face 9 bears on the upper side and corner of the sole, at an angle thereto, and presses or rubs down the corner portion, forming a beveled face, or edge corresponding to the particular angle of the face with relation to the face 1/ which is desired, this angle being varied according to requirements. The face 9 thus acts to rub down the loose fibers of the leather, at this point, and forms a smooth hard face, over which the indenting wheel I) passes, as the Work is moved along beneath the iron, so that a series of indentations are formed on said face, as indicated in Fig.

At the same time, a head is formed between said face and the face formed by face (Z, the upper side of which is indented to the edge thereof.

If the head should become somewhat distorted by the action of the indenting Wheel. it will be reformed or reset by the face 2', which performs this operation Without injury to the indented surface.

With the above described device the edge-- setting and indenting operations are rapidh performed at the same operation, so that a saving is made in manufacturing costs, and,

in addition, the results secured are superior to those which would be secured if they were performed. at different operations. I clann:

1. An edge-setting iron having an edge setting face, an indenting Wheel rotatably mounted thereon with its indenting face tending from said edge-setting face at an angle, and a bead-forming portion on the iron having a forming and rubbing face arranged in advance of the indenting face of the Wheel, and disposed at the same angle to said edgesetting face as said indenting Copies cf this patent may be obtained for face and coeiitensive'laterally With the latter, substantially as and for the purpose set arranged. inthe rear of said indenting face,

for reshaping the edge'portion of the bead,

substantially as described.

3. An edge-setting iron having an edge setting'face and a be'veling face extending therefrom at a sharp angle, and at the side toward which the Work is fed, and an indenting Wheel rotatably mounted in a recessed portion of the iron With its outer side approximately flush with a side of the iron and its indenting facev atthe same angle to said edge-setting face as said beveling face, in position to engage the surface op- 6 e'atedon by said beveling'face, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence two subscribing Witnesses.

TIMOTHY S. YORK.

Witnesses: 1

L. H. HARRIMAN, H. B. DAVIS.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents.

Washington, D. 0. 

